Ever since news of Tim Allen’s new sitcom, Shifting Gears, has come out, fans have been flocking to the show’s Instagram in anticipation of premiere day. In doing so, some fans have noticed yet another parallel between the soon-to-debut ABC show and Tim’s OG 1990s ABC sitcom, Home Improvement.

Tim Allen and Kat Dennings star in father/daughter sitcom "Shifting Gears" on ABC. It's not good, but it's not terrible.

Tim Allen is no stranger to family sitcoms. He dominated the small screen for years with Home Improvement, followed by his long-running hit Last Man Standing and now he’s back in action with Shifting Gears,

Sitcom stars and birthday-sharers Tim Allen and Kat Dennings are currently teamed up for the newest ABC comedy on the 2025 TV schedule, Shifting Gears, with fellow small-screen vets Seann William Scott and Daryl “Chill” Mitchell helping fill out the cast.

Tim Allen has returned to ABC with the new comedy series Shifting Gears. Is the series one to watch with the kids around?

Kat Dennings may have taken a hard right turn, but Tim Allen hasn’t budged an inch. In their new comedy, “Shifting Gears,” he’s the same character we discovered in “Home Improvement” and “Last Man Standing.